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Community-Based Services Manual (CBSM)


External Program Review Committee (EPRC) agenda

Date: 2-4 p.m. March 2, 2023

DSD liaisons: Stacie Enders, Linda Wolford and Ari Dionisopoulos

Type: Whole committee

Location: Room 2222, Elmer L. Andersen Building, 540 Cedar St., St. Paul, MN 55101

Meeting link: https://minnesota.webex.com/minnesota/j.php?MTID=m18725c4007b15e4c653d9dc3ddd2064a

Access code: 2486 040 8341

Accommodations: If you need an accommodation for this meeting, you must notify a DSD liaison three days before the meeting. Email PositiveSupports@state.mn.us or call (651) 431-4300.

Common acronyms used by the committee

We ask committee members to avoid the use of acronyms. Here are common acronyms:

  • · BIRF: DHS form 5148: Behavioral Intervention Report Form
  • · CABC: Context, antecedent, behavior, consequence
  • · DEED: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
  • · DHS: Minnesota Department of Human Services
  • · DLI: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
  • · DSD: Disability Services Division
  • · DSP: Direct support professional
  • · EUMR: Emergency use of manual restraint
  • · FBA: Functional behavior assessment
  • · HCBS: Home and community-based services
  • · IRP: Interim Review Panel (Predecessor to the EPRC)
  • · MDH: Minnesota Department of Health
  • · PCA: Personal care assistant
  • · PSR: Positive Supports Rule: Minnesota Rule 9544
  • · PSTP: DHS form 6810: Positive Support Transition Plan

    • General reminders for committee members

    Before speaking, please state your name. Committee members are expected to:

  • · Be on time.
  • · Read the minutes, agenda and supporting documents before each meeting.
  • · Participate in ideas and conversations, as well as pause to allow others to share input.
  • · Commit to spending the whole meeting time present and not engage in other activities during the meeting.

    • Technology

    The first few minutes of every meeting will be dedicated to addressing any connectivity issues, to ensure everyone can hear other meeting participants.

    Agenda items

    Public comments

    The committee encourages public participants to share their thoughts and ask questions about committee activities at the beginning of each meeting. The committee will continue on to the next agenda item when either 1) 30 minutes have passed or 2) when there are no additional comments or questions, whichever comes first.

    Vote

    The committee will discuss the minutes from January and February and vote.

    Updates to share

    Direct care workforce shortage

  • · There are many legislative bills this year related to health and human service workforce shortages. Here is just a small sample:
  • Mental health services eligibility and rates modified
  • Expanding eligibility for the HCBS workforce development grant
  • Rate increase for EIDBI (autism) services
  • Human services workplace safety grants
  • Grants to help recruit, train, and retain mental health workforce
  • Competitive workforce factor adjustments
  • Workforce grants and recruitment campaign
  • Nursing facility, elderly waiver, customized living and home-delivered meals payment rates modified
  • Access to shared services
  • Reimbursement rates increased for home care services
  • Interstate compact to improve access to professional counseling services
  • Expanding access to healthcare for workers
  • · DHS, MDH and DEED are partnering to create materials and purchase advertising for a summer recruitment campaign.
  • · DHS recently updated Recruitment and retention in supports for Minnesotans with disabilities: An assessment guide and toolkit (PDF), including:
  • New suggested skills for supervisors, such as cultural competency and the ability to promote equity.
  • A suggestion about making sure the interview process is timely since many applicants need income right away and will often take the first job offered to them.
  • A link to DEED’s employer help webpage.
  • · HCBS Workforce Development Grants
  • The vendor for the employee-owned cooperatives project has started working with three groups to develop their cooperatives. They continue to interview other applicants.
  • The bonuses and stipends are delayed but are anticipated to be announced later this year.

    • Subcommittee updates

    Requests for approval subcommittee

  • This subcommittee welcomed Jennifer Butler as a backup for the commissioner’s other delegate, in case she is out sick or on vacation.

    • Emergency use of manual restraint subcommittee

  • This subcommittee wishes Liz Harri all the best at her new job, but is sad that she is leaving the EPRC.

    • Discussion

  • Review of annual recommendations
  • The committee will review their Olmstead report draft.

    • Closing

  • Members are invited to share additional updates and to recommend topics for upcoming committee meetings.

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